ANGRAECUM. gr 



are white, with a blotch of crimsoa at the base, and a larger patch of yellow 

 m the centre of the hp; it blossoms at different times of the year anflastT 

 two or three weeks in perfection.— Dememra. ^ ' 



Fig.— Bot. Reg., 1840, t. 32. 



A. TRICOLOR, N. E. Srown.~A species allied to A. cyanea, difierii... in the 

 form and the colouring of the lip and sepals.-Amazons. 

 Fig. — Llndenia, i. t. 45. 



ANGRAECUM, Thoua^s. 



{Tribe Vaadeae, .mUvihc Saroantheas.) 



A very curious genus of Orchids, of which soms score or more 

 species are known, many of them being very handsome, and such as 

 ought to be in every collection. In habit they resemble th&.Aiindas, 

 liaving like them the stems clothed with evergreen leathery distichous 

 foliage, which in some kinds is regularly curved and very graceful, 

 while the flowers are produced in long racemes from the leaf-axils ; these 

 flowers are characterised by their spreading sepals and petals, and by the 

 long— sometimes very long — slender spur to the lip, which has a 

 spreading entire or three-lobed limb. Even when not in bloom, the 

 plants are objects of interest, and give a noble appearance to the house 

 in which they are grown. The flowers are 'not so much prized as they 

 ought to be, because they are produced at the wrong season for exhibi- 

 tion ; but, blooming as most of the large kinds do in winter, they are 

 invaluable to those who look for the beauty of ornamental flowerino- 

 plants at that period. The blossoms continue for six M'eeks or more 

 in perfection. If in vigorous health the plants generally flower every 

 year, and also produce young plants at the base. The latter, if required, 

 should be taken off when rooted ; if not, they should be left on, in order 

 to make a finer specimen. 



The species are for the most part found in Tropical and Southern 

 Africa, and in Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. 



Cvltwre. — Hhe Ayicjrascums require the same treatment as t\ie Aerides. 

 and the potting material should be similar. Like them, too, they are 

 best grown in the East Indian house. To this rule, however, A.falcatum 

 is an exception, as it succeeds best in the Mexican house. Some of the 

 smaller-growing kinds, with drooping spikes, succeed best in baskets. 



